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Aug 16Liked by Eliza Spear

Those of us who are blessed to be surrounded by artists of many types can only try to empathize and support you in any way we can.

There was a time when my husband and I would try to everything all the time...and somehow managed to do fairly well for a while.

I applaud those of you who are wise enough to know that it is not wise to try to do everything for long periods of time.

Being selective with how you spend and territorial with your time is necessary to make progress on your dreams.

Nonetheless, never doubt for a moment that successful artists and those of us with less ambitious artistic passions are doing what we wish all of time.

We all have to do things we do not always enjoy very much for one reason or another.

Let’s also applaud those who have artistic interests and are wise enough to know we can contribute more in the mainstream. Keeps the economy going and provides resources to spend on art!

Very few folks, even accomplished artists, have the luxury of spending little to no time on things they would rather not do. To be safe and comfortable, compromises are unavoidable.

Your time and your money are being well spent.

Us fans hope you look in the mirror and love what you see.

We do!

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Vanessa Cornell has one of my favorite quotes - "The most radical thing a woman can do is want."

Where there is life, there is compromise, but we can hold what we know we want in front of us and let that serve as our guiding light. Compromises align themselves when we're able to hold true to ourselves.

Thank you for sharing your words, perspective, and kindness.

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Aug 29Liked by Eliza Spear

That was exactly the motivation I needed right now. Unbelievably well said Karen, woah.

I’ve been so sick of other people telling me how to do “my art” in ways that they like or don’t like. I’m sick of all the noise, and I’m beginning to realize I need to speak up and just be the humble artist I’ve always dreamed of being; since I was a little kid.

Thank you.

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